Paid PlayStation Music app will launch "this spring," but not on Vita.

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On Wednesday, Sony announced a shake-up to its PlayStation-branded music-streaming service, complete with a new app, a switch to Spotify as a content provider, and an indefinite disconnection for PlayStation Vita owners.

Sony Network Entertainment VP Eric Lempel took to the official PlayStation blog to announce the news, confirming that an app named PlayStation Music will launch "this spring" in 41 markets. The new app will open paying users up to Spotify Premium's selection of "over 30 million songs." Like the old Music Unlimited App, those songs will be playable either in the standalone app or overlaid on game audio. Paying PlayStation Music subscribers will also be able to log into Spotify on any other computer or compatible device.

As a result, the old Music Unlimited app will be retired on March 29. No release date for the new app was listed, but we can assume it will launch some time after February 28, as current Music Unlimited users will receive "up to 30 days" of free PlayStation Music access during that span.

The statement mentioned an "initial" launch on Playstation 3 and 4 consoles, along with Xperia-branded devices, with no information about if or when a Vita app might follow—which is doubly bad news for Vita owners who learned on the same day that other Vita apps will soon lose support. No prices were announced, though we suspect music-loving PlayStation fans will be paying more than Music Unlimited's minimum monthly cost of $4.99, as Spotify Premium starts at $10 per month in the United States.